This is the city: Los Angeles, California. I work here. I'm an ex-mayor. Los Angeles is a magnet for people from all over the world. Some of them run for public office. Inevitably some of them stray from the golden rule and rule for those that have the gold. That's when I go to work. My name is Yorty. I'm a dead pol.

Pasty white bloggers might hit radio talker/Daily News op-ed penner Doug McIntryre as a pasty white guy, can't say the same about the family of Jamiel Shaw, a teen murdered by an illegal alien. The Shaws have been fighting for four years now to end the City's policy of not cooperating with immigration officials when illegal aliens are arrested. In the meantime, while the gang member who murdered Shaw has yet been brought to justice, he has engaged in additional crimes including attacking a Sheriff's deputy. What has the City Council been up to? Working on light bulbs and plastic bags.

Hatfield is saying the Mayor is likely going to back Garcetti. What makes Garcetti any better than Greuel?Garcetti is the leader of the Clowns. Greuel was only a Clown.Greuel has already won city wide and has a higher name recognition.The Times, DN, and local TV news, and a lot of the blogs, have given Garcetti a pass on his dismal record as Clowncil president. He gets praises for his iphone apps, but he hasn't done anything. He proved in the DWP fiasco that he became Clowncil President because he is corrupt.

Why isn't Krekorian running?

He has a better shot at winning than any of the Clowns.

He should get out of the Clowncil before the stench ruins his reputation. That is unless he wants this to be his last public job.

What does it matter whether Greuel knew about the Gold Card program as a City Councilmember? What's she supposed to do, keep it a secret forever? What if she found religion. The fact is that she exposed it and showed that she isn't afraid to separate herself from the gang down there. Zine also knew about the program, so why should he get points for acting outraged?

Villaraigosa looked like a typical petty politician by taking a shot at Greuel for exposing the perk. That's what happens when you tell the world about these secrets. The others who want to keep the secret secret turn on you.

It's a whole other bill of goods that she DENIED knowing about it in her recent "expose." Well, honey, if your office benefitted from the program, then you KNEW about it and, therefore, LIED about it in you recent report.

Memo to Villaraigosa warning FBI investigation into City Hall going as high and wide as it has to accidentally leaked. See any other blog or newspaper for this Los Angeles Politics coverage not being covered here.

8:10am Krekorian will not run for mayor. He's going to run for City Attorney in 2013, regardless of whether Trutanich becomes DA. Krekorian has a lot of support in the City Attorney's Office where he is seen as one of the few honest people in City Hall, and would do a great deal to restore the reputation the Office has after Rocky and Carmen.

1137 -I don't think Wendy found religion. She's simply trying to avoid being burned at the stake for not admitting knowledge of the program years ago.This issue will follow her on the campaign trail in any event.

Keep both hands on the key board as you spin your shrill cutting comments from the safety of your anonymous caves. Zine, Garcetti,Krekorian, Zev. All have political baggage that will come to the light of day if they go against someone with the resources to expose them. In the end, the clear choice will be the Pixie.

Corruption, corruption is DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY and Los Angeles is ahead. When does it stop? DO NOT elect or RE-ELECT POLITICIANS THAT HAVE BEEN COUGHT IN LIES AND CORRUPTION. The mayor and the city council has created a special fund to cover their corruption cost, is that a wrong message? And why do we have the City Attorney for? he does not represent the people.

The only person I would vote for Mayor is Krekorian. We need new blood, no more corrupt politicians. The same in state representation, and if we do not have enough people to run, lets outreach from other states, not other countries, and please not Palin. De malo a pior.

Gruel has not done the job she was elected for. She is still covering up her friends, what happen to the investigation and audit of the CLARTS FUND? it was swept under the table. Millions of dollars not accounted for.

6:09, I remember when I was as idealistic as you. Then I did some checking on what these folks were doing behind the scenes. Your Boy PK is not only not new but is still using his Assembly Seat to line his pockets. This will prevent him from going anywhere other than City Council. With that group, his antics are just same old same old and is barely noticed. Anything further would call into question his assembly committee's fundraising scheme.

7:04... everyone has baggage. I have baggage. And whether you admit it or not, you have baggage.

I think Kerkorian is the least corrupt of the Clowns.

All politicians are corrupt. If you accept $1 from any special interest group (unions, business groups, environmentalists, gun advocates, etc.) you will swayed one way or another.

Given the system we have, we have to find the least corrupt. More importantly, we have to find the least MORALLY corrupt. Meaning the one's who aren't just out for the highest bidder and do only their bidding...a clear example would be Zine (and beginning July 1st- Englander).

The City Attorney's main job is to be City Hall's lawyer. He defends their actions, save for exceptional situations where they have gone against his advice and he feels they are horribly wrong, and he provides them with legal advice.